March 7, 1985 press release

Towson State University MEDIA RELEASE University Relations/Towson State University Towson, Maryland 21204/Phone (301) 321-2230 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 1985 CONTACT: Daniel Walsch University Relations (301) 321-2230 WILLIAM BUCKLEY, GEORGE MCGOVERN TO DEBATE AT TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY A debate on current political issues by William Buckley and George McGovern on Wednesday, April 3, will conclude the 1984-85 speaker series of Towson State University's Student Government Association. The debate between the conservative Buckley and the liberal McGovern will begin at 7:30 p.m. and be held int he Chesapeake Room of TSU's University Union. Tickets are $8 per person. Host of "Firing Line," Buckley is also founder and editor of National Review magazine. His syndicated column, "On the Right" appears three times per week in over 300 newspapers across the country. McGovern is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota. In 1972, he was the presidential candidate fot the Democratic Party, In 1984, he made a brief run to recapture the party's presidential nomination. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling, 321-3295. -30- 85-72